Hormone imbalance: ‘Diagnose early, improve quality of life’

Hormone imbalance: ‘Diagnose early, improve quality of life’

Muscat: Hormone imbalance, if left untreated, will often lead one's life to a series of health issues, even life-threatening, swamped by an avalanche of depression. "It is fish out of the water situation, and maintaining a normal balance of hormones in one's endocrine system plays a crucial role in day-to-day life," points out Dr Masoud Al-Maskari, Senior Consultant Endocrinologist (visiting) at Al Hayat International Hospital. "Hormone levels, of course, change at different times of our life. However, lack of awareness on the importance of hormones in a healthy human life, and the spread of misinformation and disinformation about endocrine problems and treatments often discourage patients from seeking early diagnoses and care. One does not have to continue lifelong treatment for all endocrine disorders," says Dr Al Maskari, who holds a PhD in Endocrinology from the UK. Endocrine problems, as we know are about diseases that affect human glands such as the thyroid, pituitary, pancreas, ovaries, testes, parathyroid, hypothalamus, and adrenal glands. To put it simply, endocrine disorders are the misregulated or abnormal release of hormones. Glands produce hormones and discharge them directly into the bloodstream. Proper functioning of glands is essential for life as glands play the principal role in